Pedestrian Accidents

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bout 5,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents where they are struck by a vehicle in the United States each year. Thousands more are seriously injured. Those injured in hit and run accidents are more likely to die from their injuries due to the delay in getting medical help.

Causes of pedestrian accidents

Careless driving is usually a contributing factor in pedestrian accidents, but other factors such as defective traffic signals and poor visibility often play a large role. Common causes of pedestrian accidents include:

Speeding
Distracted drivers
Intoxication
Disobeying traffic signs or signals
Failure to use turn signals
Failure to observe crosswalks
Failure to use extra care in areas where children are known to be present
Hazardous weather conditions
Poor visibility
Malfunctioning traffic lights
Poorly designed intersections or crossing areas
Defective vehicle

Types of pedestrian accidents

Most pedestrian accidents involve a person being struck by a vehicle. These types of pedestrian accidents can happen in many settings including:

Crossing at traffic lights or in crosswalks
Boarding or exiting a bus
Parking lots
Sidewalks
Driveways
Front yards
Railroad crossings

A pedestrian accident can also occur with no vehicle involved due to poor property maintenance or defective roadways.

Pedestrian responsibility

Pedestrians have some responsibilities. However, negligent behavior on your part does not completely absolve a negligent driver of their responsibility. Even if you were partly to blame for your accident, you may still be entitled to compensation, although it may be reduced by your percentage of the fault. Pedestrian actions that may constitute fault or partial fault include:

Crossing outside of a crosswalk
Failure to obey traffic signals
Rushing out into the road
Entering a moving stream of traffic

Hit and run

Many pedestrian accidents are hit and run. This can mean a delay in medical attention for the victim turning a survivable accident into a fatal accident. A hit and run accident may seem hopeless, and will require extensive investigation, but in many cases the driver can be found.

Responsible parties

The driver of the vehicle is usually responsible or at least partly responsible for a pedestrian accident. Depending on the cause of the accident, there can be other responsible parties including:

Vehicle manufacturers
Property owners
Government entity responsible for road construction and maintenance
Employers of drivers

If you have been injured in a pedestrian accident, you need the help of an experienced pedestrian accident attorney to investigate your case and pursue compensation. Please contact the law firm of Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey, and Thetford right away. We will be happy to schedule your free consultation in our McAlester, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, Oklahoma area office.

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McAlester Office
343 E. Carl Albert Pkwy.
McAlester, OK 74501

Phone: (918) 423-0421
or (800) 658-1596
Fax: (918) 423-0266

Oklahoma City Office
525 Central Park Dr., 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: (405) 524-2268
or (800) 299-7299
Fax: (405) 525-3231

Tulsa Office
2417 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74170

Phone: (918) 749-0749
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Fax: (918) 747-0751

Disclaimer: The information contained throughout this site is meant to generally inform the reader about our areas of practice, including auto accident injury. This information is not meant to be taken as legal advice and nothing on this site establishes a lawyer / client relationship. Our accident lawyers provide legal assistance in the Tulsa area including Oklahoma City, McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma.